Despite the glaring deficiencies in Lamar Jackson’s passing game, he and second year tight end Mark Andrews have built upon the chemistry they flashed last season. Despite rookie tight ends rarely producing, Andrews flashed big play ability after Jackson took over from Joe Flacco. With Greg Roman’s new run-heavy offensive scheme, target volume might be a little scarce. Still, Roman coached monster years out of Vernon Davis, and Andrews might not need a large target share to flash his talent.

Andrews has shined early and often in Ravens training camp. The Athletic’s Jeff Zrebiec recently wrote that Andrews, after looking lost as a rookie in camp last year, has been “the Ravens most dangerous and productive offensive player” in 2019. This builds upon Andrews’ strong OTAs, where he looked “bigger, stronger and faster than he did last season” while making “a ton of plays with confidence and swagger.” Based on this strong offseason, Zrebiec now feels Andrews is “well on his way to becoming one of the best young tight ends in the league.”

He’s not alone. The Baltimore Ravens website gushed about Andrews’ offseason, noting “If offseason practices are any indication, he could be a featured receiving target as a big body over the middle or even split out wide.”

Andrews absolutely radiates big play ability. Last season he averaged 16.2 yards per reception, including a 74 yard catch where he just blew by his defender. Given the focus on the running game, the seams and the middle should be wide open for Andrews to feast on opposing linebackers and safeties.

For a position with a clear top three or four and little certainty, snagging a late-round tight end that’s on the upswing offers massive league winning upside. The Wolf has finally hopped aboard the Hype Train, as Andrews is raising Andrews to his TE15 (+1 vs the ECR).

Bottom Line: Pass-catching specialist, who? Christian McCaffrey returned to his college workhorse roots under new OC Norv Turner, and quickly put up Fantasy MVP-worthy numbers. He continued to flash his otherworldly receiving abilities, hauling in an NFL record 106 catches for 875 yards and 6 TDs. Yet where the usage really rose was the carries, as McCaffrey nearly doubled his 2017 total for 215 carries, 1080 yards, and 7 scores. These 321 total touches ranked third behind only Ezekiel Elliott and Saquon Barkley, and this newfound volume created the ultimate ceiling / floor combination. In the process, McCaffrey flashed both the elusiveness, breakaway ability, and most shockingly underrated power to redefine the workhorse model.

​New OC Norv Turner deserves immense credit for this outburst. His previous work with LaDanian Tomlinson proved he wasn't afraid to ride a smaller-back, as he's able to scheme his guys in space and in creative outside gaps versus just blasting them up the gut... but even still, never before had an NFL back played nearly 97% of the team's snaps. Yes, this number inevitably will fall in 2019, but McCaffrey should still hover around 85-90%, especially with Turner returning. Expect a similar buffet of weekly volume with the upside for even more efficiency should the Panthers beef up their line while their explosive young wideouts take a next step forward.

Ceiling Projection: 320 touches (100 rec.), 2,000 Tot. Yds, 13 TDs

Floor Projection*: 270 touches (70 rec.), 1600 Tot. Yds, 7 TDs

Actual Projection: 310 touches (90 rec), 1900 Tot. Yds, 12 TDs

*Note - Floors are done without injuries in mind. Of course the lowest floor is torn ACL first play of scrimmage. This assumes 16 games